Originally published in 1989, this "indispensable guide to the language of baseball" (San Diego Union-Tribune) has become an invaluable resource for those who love the game. Paul Dickson mines dozens of 19th- and early 20th-century periodicals as well as contemporary sources to produce his illuminating definitions of more than 10,000 terms in 18,000 individual entries, ably assisted in this Third Edition by Skip McAfee.

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"You always get a special kick on Opening Day, no matter how many you go through," Joe DiMaggio once said. "You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen."

We have plenty of items here to help you celebrate the opening of the 2014 baseball season—after all, this could be the year! From the beautifully illustrated companion volume to Ken Burns's series Baseball to books on Cooperstown and Negro League ball, baseball-themed DVDs like The Natural, and even children's books like the whimsical Bats at the Ballgame, we've got your seat behind the plate.

Branch Rickey: A Life

Jimmy Breslin.

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As general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues in 1947, changing baseball forever. Pulitzer Prize–winning ...
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The Best American Sports Writing 2010

Peter Gammons, ed. Glenn Stout, series ed.

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Voted National Sportswriter of the Year for 1989, 1990, and 1993, National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Famer Peter Gammons heads up this collection of the best sporting writing for 2010. ...
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Sluggers #4: Water, Water Everywhere

Loren Long & Phil Bildner.

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The year is 1899, and the Travelin' Nine are barnstorming their way across the good ol' U.S. of A., trying to raise money to pay off the Payne family's big-league debt, in this fourth title in Loren ...
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For generations, fathers and sons have used the language of sports to work out their differences and express their love for each other. New York Daily News columnist Mike Lupica introduces ...
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Jacobs Beach: The Mob, the Fights, the Fifties

Kevin Mitchell.

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"British sportswriter [Kevin] Mitchell offers an anecdotal survey of boxing in the 1950s, often considered the sport's golden age…. It’s a fascinating story, full of great fighters (Robinson, ...
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Bookjigs Having A Ball Bookmark: Sports Balls on Brushed Silver with Green Ribbon, for Paperbacks

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When you're not chasing a ball down the field, find your place in your favorite book with this turf-green ribbon bookmark, with various sports balls painted on the clip. If you've ever wished that ...
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Schott's Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany

Ben Schott.

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From the author of the international bestsellers Schott's Original Miscellany and Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany comes this third—and most playful—installment in the series. What ...
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